You are here:
| Expert | Average Ratings | Expertise |
|---|---|---|
BobbertAvailable
|
General purchasing questions, in areas regarding price to performance ratios and future expansion, drawing from roughly a decade of experience and numerous unique situations for customers and myself, I'm willing to help you get the best computer for your money. | |
Karl ZickU.S.
On Vacation
returns 11/30/2009 |
I am very familiar with all brands of computers and computer components and the best places to purchase them. Can also provide a lot of help to the 'build your own PC' folks. |
Honestly, I wouldn't suggest buying a used or refurbished laptop from anywhere but a manufacturer, as you risk not having an honored warranty, and the system is likely massively overpriced. If your budget
I'm not famliar with "Velocity" as a brand, perhaps he's referencing Velocity Micro, in which case I would consider the system complete overkill for your needs. Regarding other brands, Gateway isn't a
A virus cannot (generally) damage a hard-disk, physically, so you could reformat if that is within your abilities. As far as buying a new system, if you like Apple, why not grab a new iMac or Mac Mini?
Generally you've got the right assumption looking at Windows PCs contrasted to OS X PCs, basically they're not as popular, and therefore not as targeted. The hardware is generally fairly high quality on
Generally there are a number of freeware applications for both Windows and Apple, such as OpenOffice for OS X, although a few applications are going to require repurchase, or will be unavailable for the

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.